Triple negative breast cancer

Right, next time you feel like that just message me and I will distract you.... And that will distract me, which will mean we will both have a better day!  

Oh es, I've got 8 rounds of treatment, followed by what should be a lumpectomy. HOWEVER, I have also had to have genetic testing for BRCA if that comes back positive then I will have to look at full mastectomy. Not ideal! Better to know the info than not though. Just fingers crossed it's negative and will keep it simpler for me! After surgery, there's normally more depending on how you are after surgery. Radiotherapy, more chemo tablets (if some cancer left) or maybe more immunotherapy xx

Thank you xx

My surgeon said he hopes the chemo will shrink the tumour so I can have a lumpectomy.  

no not ideal, but better to have a mastectomy and get rid of it all.  Amazing what they can do now and what they can tell from biopsies.  

xx

I'm telling you, it will shrink it! What size is yours at the moment? I have had one cycle and honestly, I'm prodding around to locate the lump already. Before this it was so obvious!! Sticking out almost. It will react well to chemo. What size is your lump at the moment? Xx

Mine is 3cms so quite big.  I’ve heard that sometimes they completely disappear.  I am having a clip put in near tumour incase the lump disappears, so surgeons know where it was. Did you have this xx

Yes, the chemo will take care of 3cms. I'll make a bet with you that by the end of chemo it either completely gone or a just a tiny amount of cells that they will just take out in surgery. I've heard a lot of this, it's called full pathological response.. fantastic!  They did leave a little metal clip in there when they did the biopsy, I think that's what it's for. Xx

You are on, a bet it is xx

yes amazing.

yes probably you had yours put in before.  Xx

I've got a tenner on you to have bugger all left by the time you're done with treatment  xx

Ok I’ve got a tenner on you too xx We can do this.

Good luck tomorrow.  I hope it goes smoothly xx

It's funny, I was just having my usual night before treatment pang of anxiety (I don't know why I always have this, it's not like anything bad ever happens) and it has quickly disappeared now I've read this.... There's a bet on and I've got a job to do. Let's get this done! Xx

It’s understandable you are anxious. 

yes let’s get this done and get on with our lives. 

xx